Aniseed Cockleshell vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Aniseed Cockleshell is Least Concern while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Lentinellus	Myomimus
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Cockleshell	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.